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Signed into law 04/2012 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12 | Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
H.B. 7059 - Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment
Defines "career-themed course" as a course or series of courses leading to industry certification, and aligned with priority workforce needs established by the regional workforce board or the department of economic opportunity. Permits two or more districts to...
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Signed into law 07/2010 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Repeals Deregulated Public Schools Pilot Program
HB 7037 - Sec 29 and 30
Repeals 1003.63, which created the deregulated public schools pilot program. Also repeals subsection (7) of section 1008.345, which allowed schools earning an "A" grade in the state accountability system to receive deregulated status upon the school's request....
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Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Postsec.,
Community College | Designates the Division of Florida Colleges as a division of the Department of Education
S.B. 2682
The bill implements some of the recommendations of the Florida College System Task Force and the State College Pilot Project. In particular, the bill:
1. Renames the Division of Community Colleges within the Department of Education as the Division of Florida ...
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Signed into law 05/2009 | Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Postsec.,
Community College | Florida Distance Learning Consortium
H.B. 7121
Establishes the Florida Distance Learning Consortium to facilitate collaboration among public postsecondary educational institutions in use of distance learning; provides duties of consortium; defines distance learning course for purposes of assessing distance...
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Signed into law 06/2007 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12,
Postsec. | Workforce and Career Preparation
S.B. 1232
Creates the State Career and Professional Education Act to improve academic performance and to respond to workforce needs; requires a school district to develop strategic plans to address and meet local and regional workforce needs and to establish a career an...
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Signed into law 04/2007 | High School--Advanced Placement |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Minority or Underrepresented Student Achievement
S.B. 108
The Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement must cooperate with school districts to identify minority & underrepresented students for participation in AP or other advanced courses and provide information regarding these course...
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Signed into law 04/2007 | Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
P-12 | Merit Pay Program for Teachers
S.B. 1226
Establishes the Merit Award program for instructional personnel and school-based administrators; requires a school district board to adopt the plan in order to receive funding; authorizes charter schools to participate; relates to collective bargaining; provid...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Assessment--Accommodations |
P-12 | High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
H.B. 7087 - Section 23 (3) - (8)
Requires local boards to modify basic courses, as necessary, to to assure exceptional students the opportunity to meet the graduation requirements for a standard diploma, using one of the following strategies:
1. Assignment of the exceptional student to an exc...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12 | Providing a Comprehensive Education
H.B. 7087 (Section 10)
District school boards and superintendents must prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide each student the opportunity to receive a complete education program, including language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical educati...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12 | Career and Professional Academies
H.B. 7087 (Section 27)
Creates career and professional academies, defined as a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an industry-driven career curriculum. The academies may be offered by public schools, school districts, or the Florida Virtual Sc...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Federal |
P-12 | NCLB Plans Approval Process
H.B. 7087 (Section 7)
The Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Legislature the proposed state plan for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act before the proposed plan is submitted to federal agencies. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | High School |
P-12 | Florida Secondary School Redesign Act
H.B. 7087 - Section 19
Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparation of each secondary school's improvement plan:
(a) Struggling students, especially those in failing schools, need th...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Leadership |
P-12 | School Leader Professional Development
H.B. 7087 (Section 63)
There is established the William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for school leaders to provide high standards and sustained support for principals as instructional leaders. The program will consist of a collaborative network of state and national...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Mentoring/Tutoring |
P-12 | Middle School Reforms
H.B. 7087 (Section 21)
Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2006-2007 school year, promotion from a school composed of middle grades 6, 7, and 8 requires that: (a) The student must successfully complete academic courses as follows: 1.. Three middle school or higher course...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Middle School |
P-12 | Readiness for Postsecondary Education and Workforce Program
H.B. 7087 (Section 37)
The legislation shifts career and postsecondary planning from 9th grade to beginning in middle school. It is the intent of the Legislature that students and parents set early achievement and career goals for the student's post-high-school experience during th...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | P-16 or P-20 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Setting K-20 Performance Standards
H.B. 7087 (Section 44)
Revises language and responsibilties related to K-20 system. It is the intent of the Legislature that The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of the State University System [new addition] recommend to the Legislature systemwide performance stan...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Postsec. | Setting Tuition and Fees for Universities
H.B. 7087 (Section 49)
Identifies responsibilities and requirements for setting tuition and fees.
Except as otherwise provided by law, undergraduate tuition will be established annually in the General Appropriations Act. The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, may establis...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Scheduling/School Calendar |
P-12 | Start of School Year
H.B. 7087 (Section 11)
Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, the opening date for schools in Florida districts may not be earlier than 14 days before Labor Day each year.
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
P-12 | Teaching Quality Assignment Disparities
H.B. 7087 (Section 57)
The Legislature finds disparities between teachers assigned to teach in a majority of "A" graded schools and teachers assigned to teach in a majority of "F" graded schools. The disparities can be found in the average years of experience, the median salary, and...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
P-12 | Differentiated Pay Scale for Teachers
H.B. 7087 (Section 55)
Beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year, each district school board must adopt a salary schedule with differentiated pay for both instructional personnel and school-based administrators. The salary schedule is subject to negotiation as provided in chapter 4...
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Signed into law 05/2006 | Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
P-12,
Postsec. | School Community Professional Development Act
H.B. 7087 (Section 62)
The Department of Education, public postsecondary educational institutions, public school districts, public schools, state education foundations, consortia, and professional organizationsls in this state will work collaboratively. The system of professional d...
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Signed into law 06/2005 | Accountability--Rewards |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education
H.B. 579
Adds International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre-AICE) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) to public school choice options and to rigorous academic programs parents must have the opportunity to learn about. Adds Advance...
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Signed into law 06/2005 | School Safety |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Hazing
H.B. 193
Enacts the Chad Meredith Act. Specifies conduct that constitutes hazing at high schools with grades 9-12. Creates new felony and misdemeanor offenses of hazing at such high schools. Requires court to impose condition of 4-hour hazing education course and autho...
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Adopted12 02/2005 | P-16 or P-20 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Articulation Among Universities, Community Colleges and School Districts
FAC 6A-10.024
Each state university board of trustees, community college board of trustees and district school board must plan and adopt policies and procedures to provide articulated programs so that students can proceed toward their educational objectives as rapidly as th...
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Signed into law 05/2002 | Teaching Quality--Preparation |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher Preparation Program Approval
S.B. 20E - Education Code Re-Write: Sec. 1004.04
Requires the state board to adopt rules that establish uniform core curricula for each state-approved teacher preparation program. Standards must emphasize quality indicators drawn from research, professional literature, recognized guidelines, Florida essentia...
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